Check out the latest Kynt and Vyxsin Blog as this week they party with Terence/Sarah and Anthony/Stephanie as well as Eric (AllStar's Winner!) and watch the show with fans and ---Toni and Dallas! And Nick and Starr's Parents!

On Sunday February 15th 2009, an ALL NEW RACE will make it's debut on CBS. NEW TEAMS, NEW CHALLENGES, NEW EXOTIC LOCATIONS! The announcement has prompted RAMPANT online speculation regarding the locations visited and the identities of the 11 NEW teams for Amazing Race 14! We will keep you posted when CBS announces the cast......it should be SOON!

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We will be back here with you as NEWS arises concerning Season 14....watch for the Cast announcement SOON!See you RIGHT HERE on Fancast.com next time ----- DON'T MISS IT!!!

They will be appearing in the Feb 19 BONES episode, so set your DVR's now!

They shot several scenes but of course don't know what will actually survive the cuts to make the final episode, but you can hopefully look for Kynt in the SCI FI AUCTION as one of the bidders for the "Excalibur"!!

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We are THRILLED to be back with you guys for another action-packed season of The Amazing Race! Once again, we will be blogging each week about the new series, as well as our own misadventures!

Last night, we not only witnessed the premiere of another Amazing Race season, but we saw the first glimpse at the complete “REINVENTION” of the franchise.

The Race returned to CBS with a VENGEANCE and it was clear that the Producers gave the show an aesthetic and conceptual overhaul. After 13 seasons and countless Emmy’s, it was time to put the PEPPER back into the Race and that DEFINITELY happened last night.

SMART CASTING, SHARPER PRESENTATION, & SENSATIONAL TASK DESIGN!

This Premiere episode was quite possibly the MOST engaging premiere in the history of the series.

With excitement in our keystrokes, let’s get started with today’s BLOG!

The show began with teams departing from the Pitstop in Transylvania, en route to Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Mel & Mike being the first team to arrive at the Pitstop in the previous episode, were the first to depart

As teams took taxis to the airport, once again CELL PHONES came into play as teams borrowed them from their drivers to help book flights. In one of the episode’s funnier moments, Mark & Michael inadvertently called Jaime & Cara…who PRETENDED to be airline ticket agents LOL

When the smoke cleared, the 8 remaining teams made arrangements to reach Siberia via 4 different connecting cities:

This flight situation was pure CHAOS, as numerous teams missed connections en route to Siberia. The first three teams to set foot in Siberia were Kisha & Jen, Mark & Michael, and Christie & Jodi……

Once in Siberia, teams made their way to the location printed on the ten-ruble note: the Soviet Era Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Dam. At the Dam, teams were redirected to the Church of Saint Innokenty. At that church, a DETOUR awaited. The choice was STACK or CONSTRUCT. In Stack, teams would need to stack up a pile of firewood in a proper arrangement. In Construct, teams would need to construct a set of traditional wood shutters, take them to a house designated with a Repairs Needed sign, and install them into the home.

On the surface, STACK seemed like the easier of the two choices. It’s just stacking wood. No big deal, right? This task proved to be a nightmare, as the wood was impossible to work with. Jen compared the task to the game JENGA. Kisha & Jen and Christie & Jodi were neck and neck in this task, while Mark & Michael threw in the towel and went over to the CONSTRUCT task.

Finally, teams from the other connecting flights began to arrive in Siberia.

Kisha & Jen were the first team to complete the Detour and received a clue directing them to the Museum of the book “The Last Bow” where a BLIND U-TURN awaited! You will recall from past seasons that a U-Turnallows one team to “turn” another team, that is forcing the victim team to return to the Detour point and complete the OTHER Detour task that they skipped. In this new “Blind” version, the team who enactsthe U-Turn on their victim remains ANONYMOUS, not a single other team will know “who did it.”

The first team to arrive at the Blind U-Turn was Kisha & Jen, who decided not to use it since they were in first place. Their next destination would be the Bobrovy Log Park.

Tammy & Victor, Jaime & Cara, Margie & Luke, Mel & Mike, and Amanda & Kris all arrived at the Detour almost simultaneously and chose STACK. In almost “Three Stooges” fashion, the wood just kept falling over again and again and again. Each of these 5 teams except for Jaime & Cara switched over to CONSTRUCT.

Margie & Luke completed the Detour and rushed to the Blind U-Turn. They made a major decision at this point —– as they activated the U-Turn AGAINST Amanda & Kris, in order to assist the survival of Jaime& Cara! Meanwhile, Kisha & Jen were the first to arrive at Bobrovy Log Park where they were confronted with a ROADBLOCK. In this week’s Roadblock, one team member had to BOBSLED along a course at speeds up to 50 miles per hour. While sledding, the team member would need to watch for seven letters posted along the path, and then unscramble those letters to spell the name of a famous Russian writer (who would turn out to be Chekhov!)

Kisha volunteered to tackle this and she sled bravely. However, at the bottom of the hill, she had only located six letters. So, she had to head back up the hill to try again.

At this point, Kisha & Jen and Christie & Jodi were NECK-IN-NECK at the Roadblock…..vying for that First Place finish!

Both teams struggled to unscramble the name….with Kisha & Jen spelling CHEKHOV before the blondes, and receiving instructions to head to the Pitstop at the Krasnoyarsk Theater of Musical Comedy.

This was yet another “photo finish” moment, as Kisha & Jen and Christie & Jodi searched the Theater for Phil’s Mat, with the BLONDES barely beating the sisters!

Christie & Jodi were visibly overjoyed to score first place. For their victory, Phil rewarded the girls with motorcycles. It was great to see Christie & Jodi’s hard work and FAIR game-play rewarded. They have been survivors thus far but in Siberia they excelled above all others from the flight booking to the physical tasks!

Back at the Detour, teams continued to struggle………

At the Construct task, Mark & Michael now teamed up with Amanda & Kris and Mel & Mike. The threesome searched the streets for the home in need of repairs. In the funniest line of the episode, Mike remarked “It was like a caravan of idiots.”

Meanwhile, Tammy & Victor fared much better then last episode, checking into the Pitstop in third place.

At the Roadblock, poor Luke struggled with the task of unscrambling the letters. After numerous tries and a mound of frustration, he succeeded.

At the detour, it was MEL who finally found the “house needed repairs” enabling the three lost teams to complete the Detour task.

Amanda & Kris were CRUSHED to discover at the sign that they had been U-Turned. As hard of a realization as this was, the duo REFUSED to give up and returned to the Detour point to now complete the difficult STACK task.

They tried to discern who it was that U-Turned them and guessed that it might have been Kisha & Jen…….

Team after team checked into the Pitstop, as Amanda & Kris struggled to catch up.

Sadly, Amanda & Kris never recovered from the loss of time they endured due to the U-Turn.

It was truly sad to see such a confident, carefree team eliminated. They had all the ingredients for success —– athleticism, great teamwork, and drive. They had played the game fairly and had avoided drama with other teams.

We felt like they were killed off before their time.

At Phil’s Mat, the duo spoke of how much they thoroughly enjoyed the Race experience and how “ridiculously in love” they have remained.

Amanda & Kris —- we thank you for the entertainment you provided us all with and for your impressive performances, even in light of the U-Turn.

*******************************FINAL ORDER OF FINISH*******************************

*Siblings Tammy & Victor rebounded significantly from last episode in Transylvania. Better teamwork lead them back to the top-3.

*Mike (of Mel & Mike) continues to provide each episode with the BEST one-liners possible! We love his sense of humor!!!

*The GIRLS are on top —- it’s great to see Christie & Jodi and Kisha & Jen OWNING this leg of the Race.

*Friendships certainly go a long way in the Amazing Race. Margie & Luke’s decision to U-Turn Amanda & Kris was invoked with Cara & Jamie in mind.

*Margie & Luke activated the Blind U-Turn…..now that they are at the Pitstop, will they reveal this to the other teams or will they “play innocent”? Whatever they decide will have long-reaching consequences on the social dynamic of the teams.

*We are especially curious to read the Fancast.com interview with Amanda & Kris, to find out if they indeed knew (post-race) who U-Turned them…..or if they discovered this for the first time on this past Sunday night!

Last night’s Episode #5 of The Amazing Race took our teams on an ICE-COLD-HALF-NAKED mad-dash through urban Siberia! We also have photos from the Amazing Race 14 Cast REUNION Party at Victor’s house! Although last night’s episode has inspired all kinds of diverting inappropriate thoughts, we are still here for you……typing away today’s BLOG………..